The modes indicate the current stage of the splint creation process and are completed in a specific sequence. If the occlusion was scanned in an opened state or there is only one existing arch, you can skip the “Occlusal Adjustment Mode.” After finishing in “Design Mode,” you can go straight to the “Complete” stage and save your results to Medit Link.
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Overview Mode | Overview and examine the data | |
| Edit Mode | Edit and trim data using the wide array of functions provided. | |
| Alignment Mode | Align the data to the occlusal plane. | |
| Occlusal Adjustment Mode | Adjust the occlusal relationship. | |
| Inner Surface Creation Mode | Create the splint’s inner surface. | |
| Outline Designation Mode | Designate the splint area. | |
| Outer Surface Creation Mode | Create the splint’s outer surface. | |
| Design Mode | Design the splint using the tools provided. | |
| Labeling Mode | Label the splint by engraving or embossing the text. | |
| Complete | Finish creating the splint and save the results to Medit Link. |
Overview Mode
Overview Mode is the landing page of Medit Splints, where the imported data is first displayed.
Examine your data and if it needs editing click the “Edit Mode” icon at the top of the screen.
ℹ️Note
If no editing is required, you can skip the “Edit Mode” and continue to “Alignment Mode.”
Edit Mode
Edit Mode can be used to modify your data before creating the splint.
The toolbox in Edit Mode includes:
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Trimming Tool | Use various selection tools to remove unnecessary data. | |
| Fill Holes | Fill empty spaces in the 3D mesh data. | |
| Sculpting | Sculpt data by adding, removing, smoothing, or morphing. |
How to Trim Data
Use Smart Selection Tools for the program to automatically select the teeth data or choose between Polyline and Brush Selection to manually designate the trimming area.
To delete the selected area click “Delete Selected Area.”
You can revert the selection by clicking “Invert Selected Area.”
You can revert the selection tools’ function to deselection by clicking “Deselection Mode”. Or use “Clear All Selection” to remove any selection.
Toolbox: Trimming Tool
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Smart Teeth Selection | Automatically select all teeth of the arch, leaving out gingiva parts. | |
| Smart Single Tooth Selection | Automatically select the area of a single tooth, leaving our gingiva parts. Click, press and drag the mouse on the tooth. | |
| Polyline Selection | Select all entities within a polyline shape drawn on the screen. | |
| Brush Selection | Select all entities on a freehand drawn path on the screen. The brush comes in three sizes. | |
| Autofill Selected Area | Automatically fill in entities of the selected area. | |
| Shrink Selected Area | Reduce the selected area each time you press the button. | |
| Expand Selected Area | Expand the selected area each time you press the button. | |
| Invert Selected Area | Invert the selection. | |
| Deselection Mode | When on, this function deselects the area using various tools. | |
| Clear All Selection | Clear all selected areas. | |
| Delete Selected Area | Delete the data from the selected area. |
How to Fill Holes in the Data
Use “Fill Holes” to fill in any holes left from scanning or fill in deleted areas.
1. Maximum Perimeter of a Hole (mm)
Set the maximum size of holes (mm) to be filled up.
Note that any holes exceeding the size you set will not be filled.
2. Use Neighboring Colors for Filled Holes
When the “Use Neighboring Colors for Filled Holes” box is checked, the program will use the colors around the holes for filling, otherwise filled areas will be grey.
3. Press the “Apply” button to apply the results.
How to Sculpt Data
Selecting the “Sculpting” tool to make changes to the data.
The sculpting tools allow you to add, remove, smooth or morph parts of the data.
Toolbox: Sculpting
<Sculpting shortcuts for Windows and macOS.>
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Add |
Use the mouse to add on part of the data. Hotkey: 1 |
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| Remove |
Use the mouse to remove parts of the data. Hotkey: 2 |
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| Smooth |
Use the mouse to smooth parts of the data. Hotkey: 3 |
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| Morph |
Use the mouse to morph parts of the data. Hotkey: 4 |
Click “Next” when you are done editing.
Alignment Mode
This stage will initially automatically align the data to the virtual occlusal plane.
Once complete you can make further manual adjustments if required.
If alignment has already been completed in Medit Scan for Clinics or Labs, you can skip this step.
ℹ️Note
It is recommended that you always check alignment at this stage to ensure the proper positioning of the data.
Toolbox
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Align with Occlusal Plane by Three Points | Select three points on the maxilla and mandible to align with the occlusal plane. | |
| Align with Occlusal Plane by Four Points | Select four points on the maxilla or mandible to align with the occlusal plane. It is beneficial when there are no anterior teeth. | |
| Delete Marker Point | Remove the points selected for alignment. | |
| Detach Data | Separate the aligned data and move it to the original position. | |
| Multi-View | When on, this function shows data from four different angles. |
To manually realign the data to the occlusal plane, follow these steps:
1. After the automatic alignment is complete, click “Detach Data”.
2. Then place three or four points on the data for the program to align the data to the occlusal plane.
3. Use the Multi-View on the right to move the data around and control the alignment process.
ℹ️Note
If you turn the Multi-View off, only the occlusal plane will be displayed.
4. Click “Next” when finished.
Occlusal Adjustment Mode
In this stage, you will be creating space for the splint by adjusting the occlusal relationship between the maxilla and mandible.
If the occlusion was scanned in an opened state or there is only one existing arch, you can skip the “Occlusal Adjustment Mode.”
1. To adjust the occlusal relationship, move the slider or enter a specific number in the boxes for the distance to the antagonist or bite opening. Note, that the bite opening value will be automatically calculated based on the distance to the antagonist.
Toolbox
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Bite Opening(mm) | Set the degree of bite opening in the virtual articulator. | |
| Distance to Antagonist (mm) | Set the closest points between occlusal surfaces of the maxilla and mandible. |
ℹ️Note
The distance to the antagonist must be larger than 0.0.
If it is set to 0.0, there is no space for the splint and you cannot move to the next stage.
Set this parameter to create a splint with sufficient occlusal thickness.
2. Click “Next” when finished.
Inner Surface Creation Mode
In this stage, you will create the splint’s inner surface by making adjustments to the inner surface offset, blockout direction, and blockout amount. You can create more tight-fitted splints by adjusting the “Retention” slider.
Toolbox
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Inner Surface Offset | Set the offset distance from the data to create the splint’s mesh. | |
| Smooth Surface |
Smooth out the inner surface of the splint. Move slider to the right to add smoothness. |
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| Angle |
Set the blockout angle. |
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| Retention |
Allow undercut areas to improve splint retention. |
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| Set Arrow to your View Point | Change the direction of the blockout undercut arrow to face you. | |
| Preview | Preview the data with a blockout undercut. |
1. Click and hold the arrow to move it freely and set the blockout undercut’s direction. The data that is part of the blockout area will be shown in blue.
2. Set the inner surface offset, surface smoothness, and the blockout angle to adjust the splint’s tightness.
ℹ️Note
3. Use the “Retention” slider to control the range of allowed undercut areas and improve retention of the printed splint.
ℹ️Note
4. Click “Preview” to preview the data with the blockout undercut.
5. Click “Next” when finished.
Outline Designation Mode
In this step, you will create the outline for the splint on the buccal and lingual sides.
Toolbox
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Buccal Side |
Adjust the outline on the buccal side. Move the slider to the right to bring the outline closer to the gingiva. |
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| Lingual Side |
Adjust the outline on the lingual side. Move the slider to the right to bring the outline closer to the gingiva. |
1. In Outline Designation Mode, an outline will automatically be generated for you.
If you need to modify the outline, move the green point of the outline using your mouse or use the “Buccal Side” and “Lingual Side” sliders at the bottom.
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When you slide the Buccal Side’s slider to the left |
When you slide the Buccal Side’s slider to the right |
| When you slide the Lingual Side’s slider to the left | When you slide the Lingual Side’s slider to the right |
2. If any section of the outline is red you will need to adjust the line until it is green. You will not be able to move to the next stage if there are any red sections.
3. When the data has been correctly outlined, the selected area is displayed in blue. Left-click on the outline to create additional green points and right-click to delete the green point.
4. Click “Next” when finished.
Outer Surface Creation Mode
In this stage, you can edit the created outer surface using the provided tools.
1. Move the “Lingual & Buccal Thickness” slider to the right to add splint thickness on the lingual and buccal surfaces simultaneously. Thickness for the occlusal surface will be created automatically based on the distance to the antagonists.
2. Use the “Smooth Surface” slider to remove any roughness on the splint’s outer surface.
3. You can make a dual-material splint if your printer uses the MultiJet printing technology. For this, turn on "Dual Layer Splint" at the bottom, and your splint will be divided into outer and inner layers.
Toolbox
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Lingual & Buccal Thickness | Adjust the splint thickness on lingual and buccal surfaces. | |
| Smooth Surface | Smooth out the outer surface of the splint. | |
| Dual Layer Splint | Split the splint mesh into the outer and inner layers for dual-material printing. |
4. Click “Next” when finished.
Design Mode
In this Mode, you can make the final design adjustments to your splint. Use the provided tools to analyze the occlusal contact points and cut out intersections of the splint with the antagonist. You can also check thickness of the splint after designing.
Toolbox
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Color Map On/Off | Turn on/off the color map. | |
| Switch Deviation Display Area | Switch deviation display scale between all data and contact area only. | |
| Adapt to Antagonist | Adapt the splint to the antagonist. | |
| Measurement Tools | Create section lines and measure the distance between points. |
Toolbox: Sculpting
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Add |
Use the mouse to add on parts of the data. Hotkey: 1 |
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| Remove |
Use the mouse to remove parts of the data. Hotkey: 2 |
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| Smooth |
Use the mouse to smooth parts of the data. Hotkey: 3 |
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| Morph |
Use the mouse to morph parts of the data. Hotkey: 4 |
Toolbox: Measurement Tools
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Create Sections | Create section lines. | |
| View Perpendicularly to Section Line | Orient the view perpendicularly to the section line. | |
| Measure Distance by Two Points | Measure the distance between two points. | |
| Measure Distance by Three Points | Measure distance between the point and the line defined by another two points. | |
| Delete Measurement Results | Delete measurement results and section lines by clicking on each of them. |
1. The Sculpting Tool will help you add, remove, smooth or morph the outer surface of the splint. Use it to make fine adjustments to the splint's surface.
2. When the Color Map is on, the red areas will show you the intersections between the data.
3. Click “Switch Deviation Display Area” to check the distance to antagonists.
4. To cut all intersections of the splint with antagonists, click “Adapt to Antagonist.”
5. Use “Measurement Tools” to review the thickness of your splint after sculpting and editing its design. Create section lines on the 3D data and then measure distances by selecting points on the lines.
6. Click “Next” when you're finished designing the splint.
Labeling Mode
Labeling Mode provides features for creating and managing labels on the splint surface. The default label (Label #1) will be automatically created on the outer surface of the splint.
ℹ️Note
Working in this mode is optional.
Toolbox
| Icon | Tool | Description |
| Add label | Add a label to the splint. | |
| Manage Label #1 | Edit, emboss, or engrave label #1. | |
| Manage Label #2 | Edit, emboss or engrave label #2. | |
| Label | Enter the text to appear as a label. | |
| Font | Choose a font for the label. | |
| Size | Set the label size. | |
| Engraving | Label the splint by engraving. | |
| Embossing | Label the splint by embossing. | |
| Rotate 180° | Turn the selected label by 180°. | |
| Delete | Delete the current label. |
1. Check the placement of the automatically attached label. If any portion of the label is shown in orange, move it by dragging until it is entirely blue.
2. Click “Embossing/Engraving” to change the marking process. You can adjust the default labeling depth parameters.
3. Add more labels if needed by clicking the “Add Label” at the bottom. You can add up to 6 labels.
- You can rotate any of the created labels by clicking it and then using “Rotate 180°.”
4. Select the label number at the bottom and click “Delete” to delete the label.
5. Select labels one by one to edit their font and size.
6. Click “Next” when finished.
Complete
Once you finish the splint creation process, click the last icon at the top of the screen to save the results to the Medit Link case.
Enter the project file name and click the “Save.”
Check the data in your Medit Link case.